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Det 1 uses Veteran’s Day to give back to the community and build camaraderie with Polish military

US Air Force Airmen and Polish Army Soldiers collect donations for a food drive to support the local community in Łask, Poland, Nov. 11, 2023. The donations went to a food bank in Łódź and will help about 56,000 people in need. (Courtesy photo)

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Det 1 uses Veteran’s Day to give back to the community and build camaraderie with Polish military

US Air Force Airmen and Polish Army Soldiers pose for a photo after a three-mile ruck march in Łask, Poland, Nov. 11, 2023. The ruck was also part of a food drive for the community where participants used their donations as weight in their backpacks, collecting about 120 pounds of donations across all participants. (Courtesy photo)

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Det 1 uses Veteran’s Day to give back to the community and build camaraderie with Polish military

US Air Force Airmen and Polish Army Soldiers participate in a ruck march in support of a food drive for the community in Łask, Poland, Nov. 11, 2023. The food drive collected approximately 120 pounds in donations for the food bank in Łódź, Poland. (Courtesy photo)

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Spangdahlem SERE Prepares 1-214 GSAB for Survival Challenges

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Travis Siegwart, 52nd Operations Support Squadron, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) personnel recovery section chief, discusses the fundamentals of survival and evasion with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Easy Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 24, 2023. Following the discussion the Aviators put their skills to the test in a simulated survival and evasion scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem SERE Prepares 1-214 GSAB for Survival Challenges

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Travis Siegwart, 52nd Operations Support Squadron, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) personnel recovery section chief helps a U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Easy Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, adjust a Combat Survivor/Evader Locator radio (CSEL), during a joint SERE isolated personnel mission assessment and preparation event at Spangdahlem, Germany, Oct. 24, 2023. The CSEL allows the aircrew member to be located immediately, communicate with rescue assets, and enables the aircrew member to navigate to and from specific points to afford them a faster opportunity for rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem SERE Prepares 1-214 GSAB for Survival Challenges

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Zachary Rumke, 52nd Operations Support Squadron, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) non-commissioned officer in charge, discusses event details with search teams during a joint SERE isolated personnel mission assessment and preparation event, at Spangdahlem, Germany, Oct. 24, 2023. The intent of the exercise was to provide the participants a refresher on the skills needed to evade capture and navigate behind enemy lines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem SERE Prepares 1-214 GSAB for Survival Challenges

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Christopher Fitchett, 52nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel master (left), and German Polizei officer Carina Haertel, a working dog handler, conduct a search during a joint Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) isolated personnel mission assessment and preparation event, at Spangdahlem, Germany, Oct. 24, 2023. The event allowed for Airmen and members of the local area to work together while trying to complete their objective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem SERE Prepares 1-214 GSAB for Survival Challenges

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Zachary Rumke 52nd Operations Support Squadron, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) non-commissioned officer in charge, discusses proper rescue harness use with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Easy Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment at Baumholder, Germany, Oct. 25, 2023. Proper use of the rescue harness is essential to avoiding possible injury and possible rescue operation failure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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Spangdahlem SERE Prepares 1-214 GSAB for Survival Challenges

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Zachary Rumke 52nd Operations Support Squadron, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) non-commissioned officer in charge, congratulates a U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Easy Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, after efficiently escaping a Shallow Water Egress Trainer (SWET) chair at Baumholder, Germany, Oct. 25, 2023. The Soldiers had to demonstrate their water survival skills by releasing themselves from their seats and swimming out of the SWET chair, simulating exiting a submerged helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

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52 FW Builds Partnerships, Verifies Inspection Readiness During CFE Exercise

Romanian Arms Verification Control Office team members, U.S. service members assigned to Defense Threat Reduction Agency Europe, and 52nd Fighter Wing inspection team and escort team members participate in a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty inspection exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 26, 2023. The purpose of the exercise was to verify the 52nd Fighter Wing’s ability to facilitate and pass a short-notice CFE inspection event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)

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52 FW Builds Partnerships, Verifies Inspection Readiness During CFE Exercise

Romanian Army Chief Master Sgt. Ciprian Popescu, a Romanian Arms Verification Control Office team member, photographs a 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty inspection exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 26, 2023. The purpose of the exercise was to verify Spangdahlem’s compliance with CFE limits on the declared number of combat aircraft and conventional armaments allowed on the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)

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52 FW Builds Partnerships, Verifies Inspection Readiness During CFE Exercise

Romanian Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Adrian Cucu, a Romanian Arms Verification Control Office team member (left), and U.S. Army Maj. Sean Beckman, Defense Threat Reduction Agency-Europe (DTRA-E) deputy national escort team chief, review a map of structures on the Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany during a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty inspection exercise at Spangdahlem, Oct. 26, 2023. DTRA-E members facilitated the inspection exercise in coordination with the 52nd Fighter Wing treaty compliance office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)

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52 FW Builds Partnerships, Verifies Inspection Readiness During CFE Exercise

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Nichols, 52nd Fighter Wing escort for a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty inspection exercise, shows members of the Romanian Arms Verification Control Office team a F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during the exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 26, 2023. The purpose of the exercise was to verify the 52nd Fighter Wing’s ability to facilitate and pass a short-notice CFE inspection event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)

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52 FW Builds Partnerships, Verifies Inspection Readiness During CFE Exercise

Romanian Arms Verification Control Office team members, U.S. service members assigned to Defense Threat Reduction Agency Europe, and 52nd Fighter Wing Inspection Team and escort team members walk into a hangar during a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty inspection exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 26, 2023. The treaty guidelines state that inspectors are to be provided access to any building with an entrance two meters or greater in width. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)

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Leaders of the new Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany Elementary School complex construction project and students at Spangdahlem Elementary School break ground on the project during a ceremony at Spangdahlem, Oct. 11, 2023. The complex will have a total of 140,000 square feet, transforming the traditional school design into a global-classroom concept as part of Department of Defense Education Activity’s 21st-century school program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sydney Franklin)

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Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

Leaders of the new Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany Elementary School complex construction project and students at Spangdahlem Elementary School break ground on the project during a ceremony at Spangdahlem, Oct. 11, 2023. The new complex is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sydney Franklin)

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Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

Col. Kevin Crofton, 52nd Fighter Wing Commander, gives remarks at the new Spangdahlem Elementary School complex groundbreaking ceremony at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 11, 2023. The new complex is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sydney Franklin)

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Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

Monika Kerner, Spangdahlem Elementary School principal, gives opening remarks at the new Elementary School complex groundbreaking ceremony at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 11, 2023. The complex will have a total of 140,000 square feet, transforming the traditional school design into a global-classroom concept as part of Department of Defense Education Activity’s 21st-century school program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sydney Franklin)

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Tech. Sgt. Robert Ladinos-Rios, an vehicle instructor at the AFFOR Transportation Center with the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron uses a torque wrench to tighten a bolt on an electric vehicle (EV) engine during an EV maintenance training course at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 26th, 2023. The Department of Defense has mandated that all U.S. military branches convert their conventionally-powered vehicles to EVs by 2035. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sydney Franklin)

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Spangdahlem conducts first ever Air Force-wide electric vehicle training

Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Rengiil, a vehicle maintenance instructor at the AFFOR Transportation Center with the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks into an electric vehicle engine cabin during an electric vehicle (EV) training course at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 26th, 2023. Three schoolhouses from Spangdahlem AB, Naval Base Ventura County, California, Kadena Air Base, Japan attended the EV maintenance training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sydney Franklin)

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